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Four-guilder, emergency coin from Brussels, a forgery of an emergency coin struck during the siege
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Four-guilder, emergency coin from Brussels, a forgery of an emergency coin struck during the siege

anonymous · 1584-11-23 - 1883 · striking (metalworking); gold (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Single-sided, rectangular emergency coin with beveled corners. Obverse: a diamond-shaped stamp: inscription; below the image traces of an older stamp. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinvier guldensiege coincopyBrusselsTachtigjarige OorlogInname van Brussel (1584-1585)
Credit lineVier gulden, noodmunt uit Brussel, vervalsing van een noodmunt geslagen tijdens het beleg. 1584-11-23 - 1883. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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